Great Big Sea – Widow In The Window (Guitar)

Capo 2
Key
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Chords

Am		   G		  Am
Waiting for the nightingale to sing

Am		G		G
Waiting for the harbor lights to dim

Am		   G		  Am
I've been on the outside lookin' in

Am		G		G
While the widow in the window waits for him. 

C		    Am
But he won't be back

C		    Am
Can't you realize that?

C		    Am		G
And he's laughing at your sorrow 
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Am		   G		  Am
Waiting for a ship that won't come in

Am		G		G
Waiting for a tear to reach her chin

Am		G		G
I'm knockin', but she will not let me in. 

C		    Am
But he won't be back

C		    Am
Can't you realize that?

C		    Am		G
And he's laughing at your sorrow 

C			Am
How can I explain, your love is all in vain

G
While he wastes your precious hours

G			         Am   C   G
I could fill your days with flowers. 

C			Am
How can I replace the smile upon a face

C		G	       Am
Of a lover that I can never be

Am		         Ab7
How can I begin to make you love again

C	    Am	    G
And try to make you see 

C		    Am
That he won't be back

C		    Am
Can't you realize that?

C		    Am		G
And he's laughing at your sorrow 

C			Am
How can I explain, your love is all in vain

G
While he wastes your precious hours

G			         Am
I could fill your days with flowers. 

Am	C	G
	Flowers........

Am	C	G
	Flowers.....